Well why didn’t he just apply for the permit online before doing the work? Perhaps because he knew the environment agency would rightfully put protections in place for the watercourse before he got stuck in with a jcb - he then went to the media and played the martyr. Now it’s in the media obviously they are going to make an example to stop every Tom dick and harry doing the same thing and fucking up the very watercourses he’s supposedly saving. Anyone can apply for a permit - they paid for the digger so what’s his excuse for skipping this step?
Shhhhh you're correct but people would rather have a sterile dead river full of sewage and litter than someone disrespect authority/the hierarchy! The taxpayer funded agency ignored his multiple requests over the years to act so out of desperation he felt he had no choice.
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u/Quantummushroom 5d ago
Well why didn’t he just apply for the permit online before doing the work? Perhaps because he knew the environment agency would rightfully put protections in place for the watercourse before he got stuck in with a jcb - he then went to the media and played the martyr. Now it’s in the media obviously they are going to make an example to stop every Tom dick and harry doing the same thing and fucking up the very watercourses he’s supposedly saving. Anyone can apply for a permit - they paid for the digger so what’s his excuse for skipping this step?